Richard Shepard

Richard Shepard (born 1965) is an American film and television director and screenwriter.[1]

Richard Shepard
Born1965 (age 58–59)
New York City, New York, United States
Occupation(s)Director, writer, producer
PartnerJennifer Konner

Biography

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Shepard was born in New York City, New York. Shepard's father was from an Austro-Hungarian-Jewish background and his mother was of Armenian descent.[2]

In 2007, Shepard received a Directors Guild of America Award and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for the television pilot for Ugly Betty. Shepard's next film, The Perfection, was financed by Miramax, and started its production in early 2018.[3] It was released in 2019 by Netflix.

Filmography

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Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1989Cool BlueYesYesNoCo-directed with Mark Mullin
1991The Linguini IncidentYesYesNo
1995MercyYesYesYes
1997Below UtopiaNoYesNo
1999OxygenYesYesYes
2000Mexico CityYesYesYes
2005The MatadorYesYesNo
2007The Hunting PartyYesYesNo
2009I Knew It Was YouYesNoYesDocumentary
2013Dom HemingwayYesYesNo
2018The PerfectionYesYesYes
2023Film Geek [4][5][6][7]YesYesYesDocumentary

Television

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer
Notes
1996The RoyaleYesNoTV movie
2001Class WarfareYesNo
2006Ugly BettyYesNoEpisode "Pilot"
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
200830 RockYesNoEpisode 210
2011Danni LowinskiYesNoUnaired pilot
RingerYesYesEpisode "Pilot"
2013GirlsYesNo12 episodes
Golden BoyYesYesEpisode "Pilot"
2014SalemYesYesEpisode "The Vow"
2018SweetbitterYesYesEpisode "Salt"
2019The Twilight ZoneYesNoEpisode "The Wunderkind"
2020Zoey's Extraordinary PlaylistYesYesEpisode "Pilot", Film "Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas"
2021The Handmaid's TaleYesNoEpisodes "Vows" and "Home"
AcapulcoYesYesEpisode "Pilot"
2022Welcome to ChippendalesYesNoEpisodes "Paper is Paper" and "Switzerland"
TBABlank SlateYesYesEpisode "Pilot" [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Richard Shepard". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007.
  2. ^ Arkun, Aram (2012-06-15). "The Two Hollywood Worlds of Richard Shepard". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator.
  3. ^ Mike Fleming Jr. (2017-09-13). "Miramax Buys Richard Shepard's Next Pic, 'The Perfection'". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  4. ^ "FILM GEEK". American Cinematheque. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  5. ^ Shepard, Richard (2023-09-22), Film Geek (Documentary), Stacey Reiss Productions, retrieved 2023-09-25
  6. ^ Shepard, Richard (2023-09-20). "Richard Shepard's Favorite Movies From High School, Including 'The King Of Comedy' and 'Staying Alive'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  7. ^ "Richard Shepard's memories as a teenage 'Film Geek,' plus the week's best movies in L.A." Los Angeles Times. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  8. ^ White, Peter (March 1, 2022). "'Blank Slate': Richard Shepard To Direct & EP NBC Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood.
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